Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 205 | 193 | 141 | 100 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 85 | 220 | 265 | 311 | 354 | 427 | 702 | 292 | 284 | 280 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.95m | 2:25AM1.88m | 2:51PM1.95m | 3:15AM1.90m | 3:39PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.12m | 8:13PM0.14m | 8:34AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.12m | 9:25AM0.11m | 9:51PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 264 | 205 | 193 | 141 | 100 | 57 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 85 | 220 | 265 | 255 | 225 | 188 | 702 | 125 | 284 | 280 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 137 | 131 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 18 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 22 | 42 | 31 | 28 | 354 | 427 | 181 | 292 | 120 | 83 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | SE 8 | NE 12 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 6 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 80 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 71 | 25 | 160 | 311 | 16 | — | — | 19 | 12 | — | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 30 | — | — | 13 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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